3 Year Stats

We took Will to the doctor last week for his 3 year check up and he is doing great! He FINALLY broke 30 pounds!! He is 30.5 lbs actually .... and I attribute it to eating breakfast every morning. He has become much more interested in food again recently, and wants to pick things out at the grocery store for himself. It is great though because he eats what he picks out. He is 37.5 inches tall as well, in the 50th percentile for both weight and height. It seems he is really averaging out between BIG DADDY and small mommy.

Some of the milestones they asked about were funny ... for example can he stand on one foot? Well, I had never asked him to do that and he was too embarassed to try in front of the nurse. The minute she walked out he was happy to show us that, of course, he can! He is doing all of the things he "should" be doing at this age so Dr. Herrin was very happy (and so were Mommy and Daddy).

He is in a stage right now where he wants nothing to do with taking pictures. In fact, when he sees me holding my phone like I am going to take a picture he says, "No pictures, Mommy! No!" He was happy this day being able to play outside because it finally warmed up ... and it was his actual birthday!

Such a big boy!

Another amazing accomplishment from Daddy!

This morning Patrick ran his first marathon ... wow, I am in awe of him. He did an awesome job finishing in 3:23:50. This translates into 7:46 second miles for 26.2 miles. Amazing! It made it very clear to me that he was just along for the "jog" last year when we ran the half-marathon in Austin! I am pretty sure we will never be running partners again, but that is okay because he enjoys all of this so much. He looked great throughout the race, and finished strong. Will was so excited and proud to see Daddy at Mile 18 and yelled all the way down the street when he saw him.

Around Mile 7

Waiting on Daddy....

There he is!

Still smiling at Mile 18

After the race

Early Birthday Celebration

He is growing up too fast...

Movin' on Up

Will was moved up to the next class at school this week! After returning from Christmas break, Ms. Joleen (the director) called me and let me know that he was very ready for the Bluebirds class, so he started Monday. He is potty trained now (woohoo!) and they felt he was ready for more structure. He really seems to like his new teachers, and has a new friend, Sophia, who he's been talking about also. We are so proud of our big boy!

Back to Reality....

This week was back to reality for all of us...it was so nice to be home together for the Christmas break, but at the same time it is great to get back into our regular routine. Will LOVES school. He loves his friends, he loves his teachers, so that makes life easy for us! I will say waking up early this week has not been fun! Will slept in every day over the break (because we let him stay up later than usual) so getting him back to normal with that was a little tricky. But, we have finally found something he likes to eat for breakfast and will eat before he leaves in the morning - French Toast Sticks with syrup and chocolate milk. Every morning. We are hoping this will help the skinny boy gain some weight!!

I cannot believe his 3rd birthday is right around the corner. Our baby is no longer a baby. He goes to the potty when he needs to (and wants NO help). He lets us know what he wants. He talks like a big boy, and plays like a big boy. Life has changed over the past few months ... he has turned into a little guy! While I am so proud, I am a little sad too!

Patrick is running in his very first full marathon next weekend...26.2 miles. Please keep him in your prayers! He is ready. He has trained like crazy! Pictures will be posted soon after. We are already so proud of Daddy!

Shaving with Daddy

For Christmas we got Will a Thomas the Train shaving set....he has been wanting to shave since, but I have told him only when Dadddy shaves! He thinks it is just the most fun thing to do! I know he feels like such a big boy shaving with Daddy. Here are a few shots of Will's first time "shaving".